Henoch-Schonlein purpura is a complex disease, and TCM has a unique insight into its etiology and pathogenesis. This article will analyze the six major etiologies and pathogenesis for you, help you better understand the etiology of purpura from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, and provide reference for treatment.
1. Wind and heat offense to the lungs: The patient's skin purpura is bright red, accompanied by fever, sore throat, cough, dry mouth and other symptoms of wind and heat. The cause lies in the external evil of wind and heat, which invades the lung guard, resulting in the loss of the lungs and the evil of heat forcing blood to act in vain.
2. Damp-heat accumulation: purpura is darker in color, accompanied by abdominal pain, diarrhea, yellow urine, yellow tongue coating and other damp-heat symptoms. The cause lies in the evil connotation of dampness and heat, the fumigation of heat and evil, the combination of dampness and heat, damage to the blood veins, and lead to the occurrence of purpura.
3. Blood fever delirium: purpura is dense and bright red in color, accompanied by epistaxis, tooth epistaxis, blood in urine and other bleeding tendencies. The cause lies in the hot evil in the body, blood heat internal disturbance, and forced blood to act in vain, resulting in purpura, bleeding and other symptoms.
4. Spleen and kidney yang deficiency: purpura is dull in color, accompanied by chills, warmth in the limbs, soreness in the waist and knees, poor appetite, loose stools and other symptoms of spleen and kidney yang deficiency. The cause is the deficiency of yang qi in the spleen and kidney, and the weakening of the warm and fixed intake functions, resulting in poor blood flow and repeated attacks of purpura.
5. Kidney yin loss: Repeated attacks of purpura, accompanied by symptoms of kidney yin loss such as heart irritability, dry mouth, night sweats, dizziness, tinnitus, etc. The cause lies in the deficiency of kidney yin, yin deficiency and fire, and the heat evil burns the blood vessels, resulting in repeated attacks of purpura.
6. Blood stasis obstruction: purpura is dark red in color, accompanied by pain, immobility, dark red tongue, astringent pulse and other blood stasis symptoms. The cause is blood stasis and poor blood flow, resulting in purpura, pain and other symptoms.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the etiology and pathogenesis of Henoch-Schonlein purpura are complex and diverse, including six types: wind and heat attack on the lungs, damp heat accumulation, blood heat delusion, spleen and kidney yang deficiency, kidney yin loss, and blood stasis and obstruction. The majority of patients and their families should improve their awareness of the etiology and pathogenesis of TCM to protect their health!